Valley Improvement Projects (VIP)
Advocating for Social and Environmental Justice in Stanislaus County and the Central Valley
THURSDAY, MAY 15TH 6PM at the Valley Improvement Projects Community Center for Social and Environmental Justice 400 12th St. #14 Modesto, CA Continue reading Warrior Hip-Hop Tour Comes to Modesto/RHHR’s 5th Year: MAY 15TH!
Thank you for all your help and support Lupe, and for your wonderful and courageous family! You will be missed at VIP! Continue reading CCEJN Unity Council Member: Guadalupe Leal Alvarez, May She Rest In Peace
1 – Environmental Justice and Public Health: VIP works to promote the good health of people and the planet by emphasizing natural and sustainable agriculture and environmental practices. – Participates in national, state-wide, regional, and local environmental justice movements and organizations that advocate for clean air, water, and soil as well as more efficient and … Continue reading VIP’s 5 Point Platform
As the Valley Improvement Projects Community Center for Social and Environmental Justice goes into its sixth month we look back on 2013 as the year that an idea became a reality. Creating a social space near downtown Modesto that could act as a central location for under-represented community members to organize and educate themselves on the issues that … Continue reading Donate and Help V.I.P. Grow in 2014!
Great piece on Valley Improvement Projects and the Community Center for Social and Environmental Justice by the Revolutionary Hip-Hop Report. Continue reading Valley Improvement Projects (V.I.P.) Opens Community Center for Social & Environmental Justice in Modesto
On FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH at 7pm Valley Improvement Project’s “Dinner & a Movie Night” will feature the new documentary from Eugene Jarecki (Reagan, Freakanomics, Why We Fight, The Trails of Henry Kissinger) and was executive produced by Danny Glover, Brad Pitt, John Legend, and Russell Simmons. From thehouseilivein.org: “As America remains embroiled in conflict overseas, a … Continue reading “The House I Live In” Drug War Documentary Screening THIS FRIDAY at V.I.P
Valley Improvement Projects will be holding its 1st monthly (and eventually weekly) General Assembly open to the public to discuss and identify needs in the community and ideas for projects and actions to fulfill those needs. Where: 400 12th Street Suite 14 Modesto, CA When: SUNDAY, AUGUST 25th – 3pm A few items we will be discussing … Continue reading V.I.P.’s 1st General Assembly THIS SUNDAY!!
Check-out some of the events V.I.P. has coming up in August and check-in at our new “Events” page on the menu below for additions and updates. Continue reading Upcoming in August at V.I.P. and New Events Page
This is why the V.I.P. Community Center for Social and Environmental Justice is needed in Modesto. A place for people to meet, converse, plan, organize, and take action against many of the injustices put upon our young and marginalized comm…unity members. The organizing we do before an injustice occurs will determine how successful we are … Continue reading Justice for Trayvon!
